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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1946
Page
5
A clipped item cites a Chron Bible verse and a teaching about humility and prayer. The message, attributed to the National Honorial Association, frames humility as a path to reward, forgiveness from heaven, and national healing.
Vacationers report fishing fair in Jake's area and the home garden shows a tomato surge with vines stretched and stems tied. A commentary notes the Degnan murder case in Chicago and reflects on urban violence versus rural safety. A Regular Army buildup is planned with 1.55 million peacetime troops sought and rising pay. Agricultural forecasts predict corn and wheat gains, while food fears ease. Weather and public notices touch on shipping lanes, candy canes, and drownings in Minnesota versus Iowa papers.
A long separated pair, two brothers a famed pitcher and a minister, reunite and joke about success and career choices. A sequence of quips on manners, modesty, and social vanity follows, including a barbershop reunion with a sergeant.
Public sale planned for late September as C. L. Baker and Mrs. Baker prepare to give possession of their Westminster farm on October 1 to Ted Kieseys of Washington who bought it. Bakers will move to West Madison street and purchase property there, with further relocations noted on South Second Avenue.
Wallace Beery stars with tiny Margaret O'Brien opposite the screen’s Bad Man in Bad Bascomb opening Sunday at the State Theatre Marjorie Main also appears in the Western drama but O'Brien steals Beery’s heart.
The piece notes John Rudolph and family taking over farm management. Mrs. W. 4. Rittenhouse collects pioneer history on love and community life presented locally. Roy Fisher takes a Minnesota lake trip. Will Munro visits Iowa City farm. Mrs. Edgar Stewart praised for yard upkeep. David Charles Munro born at Downers Grove June 16 to Mr. and Mrs. David Munro.
Last spring Mrs Raston divided a large box of stadion bulbs among club members and AKI received bulbs yielding a lovely array of golden blossoms. Our new daughter Betty comments on the freinchiness of the people she has met, a contrast to the city’s self serving attitude.
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